Bragging Rights 2009

Bragging Rights (2009)

Promotion	WWE
Date	October 25, 2009
Venue	Mellon Arena
City	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance	13,562
Last Event	Hell in a Cell
Next Event	Survivor Series

Bragging Rights (2009) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on October 25, 2009 at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the final pay-per-view to take place at the Mellon Arena, as it closed on June 26, 2010 and was completely demolished on March 31, 2012 (the next WWE pay-per-view in Pittsburgh, the 2014 Royal Rumble, would be the first held at its successor, the PPG Paints Arena). It was the first of two Bragging Rights events (the other being Bragging Rights 2010) and featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown and ECW brands. Six matches were featured on the card.

Event summary[]

RAW Divas vs SmackDown Divas[]

With SmackDown previously down 1-0 to Raw following United States Champion The Miz's win over Intercontinental Champion John Morrison, Women's Champion Michelle McCool, Beth Phoenix & Natalya tied up the score at WWE Bragging Rights when The Glamazon's impressive strength overcame the Monday night Divas.

Finally, after being traded to SmackDown by Raw's special guest host Nancy O'Dell a few weeks ago, Beth Phoenix gained redemption by pinning Divas Champion Melina -- one of the very Divas that Beth was swapped for in the tri-brand trade.

Tying up the night at one a piece, McCool, Natalya & The Glamazon must be very content with the success they achieved putting their brand back in the running for the WWE Bragging Rights trophy.

The win didn't come easy, with Melina, Kelly Kelly & Gail Kim giving it their all in an attempt to bring Monday nights something to boast about. However, Phoenix proved it just wasn't meant to be, crushing the Divas Champion with the Glam Slam and picking up the 1-2-3.

Despite the shared pride this victory brings to SmackDown's team captain, Women's Champion McCool must be weary seeing the dominance that Phoenix exhibited in the match. Perhaps the smart, sexy and powerful Glamazon is on her way to becoming the new dominating Diva force on Friday nights.

Whatever the future holds for SmackDown's Diva division, at WWE Bragging Rights, both Divas, along with Natalya, celebrate victory for Friday nights together as a team.